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So Dorr Twp. Board doesn’t take Coronavirus seriously
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “Plug ‘we take’ and ‘very seriously’ into a Google News or Yahoo News search.…
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Leighton Clerk Mary Lou Nieuwenhuis is retiring
Leighton Township Clerk Mary Lou Niewenhuis has decided to retire from her position after serving for 36 years. She and Supervisor Steve Deer were conspicuous by their absence from Leighton…
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WHS robotics students making PPEs to fight virus
Wayland High School students from the school’s FIRST Robotics Team #6090 are using their talents and 3D printers to make parts for personal protective equipment used by health care professionals…
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Dorr pickup truck driver involved in fatal crash
A 42-year-old Dorr man was involved in a fatal traffic crash Thursday in Overisel Township that killed a 64-year-old Byron Center woman. Troopers from Michigan State Police said the crash…
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WHS grad Lt. Darren Green of MSP handling protests
A key figure in the news story today about the protests in Lansing is a graduate of Wayland High School. Lieutenant Darren Green, public information officer of the Michigan State…
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Prospects unknown for Dorr 4th of July celebration
The Fourth of July celebration is Dorr Township’s biggest annual blowout, but right now it’s in danger of being canceled by the Coronavirus. There has been no word yet on…
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Trustee Rios to challenge Dorr Supervisor Jeff Miling
Dorr Township Trustee Terri Rios has decided to challenge Township Supervisor Jeff Miling for the four-year position in the Aug. 4 Republican primary. Rios, a nurse, is finishing her first…
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Army Bob: Some of us are still refusing to ‘mask up’
by Robert M. Traxler The COVID-19 blues, what is it? Well it is a combination of cabin fever, stir craziness and old-fashioned boredom. Our walking group has been a lifesaver.…
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Martin to honor Class of 2020 at football field Friday
Martin High School seniors (Class of 2020) will be honored at 8:20 p.m. at the high school football stadium, where lights will come on and stay lit for 20 minutes.…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 3, 1995 Amanda Bard and her father, Wil, appeared in a…